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Estado Falcón - Locos de la Vela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”

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Caption 5 [es]: Son ellos quienes marcan con su historia y participación...
Caption 5 [en]: It's them who, with their history and involvement, write...

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Uruguay

When a strange man insists he is Natalia’s true father, she is oddly sympathetic, “we all know about el proceso.” But do we? The “process” is shorthand for the era of military dictatorships that engulfed the Southern Cone in the mid 70’s. During this era, untold numbers of infants of suspected “subversives” were kidnapped, often taken by police or military members to raise as their own.

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Caption 11 [es]: con una historia... este... importante...
Caption 11 [en]: with a story... uh... important

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Escuela Don Quijote - En el aula - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Sometimes when we give advice it seems a little presumptious to tell people outright what we think they should do. It’s a little smoother to instead say what we would do if we were in their place, “I would watch more Spanish videos (if I were you).” Let’s have a look at how we do this in Spanish.

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Caption 47 [es]: Cuando otro amigo cuenta una historia:
Caption 47 [en]: When another friend tells a story:

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain Catalonia

Spain has never been a country afraid of divisive politics, and filmmaker Joan Planas has no fear of getting controversial when presenting his views of society, church and state. Note that the older gentleman is not speaking straight Spanish but Catalan, and the Spanish captions reflect not his exact words but are the same as the Spanish subtitles seen in white on the screen.

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Caption 85 [es]: porque estamos en una situación única en la historia de la humanidad.
Caption 85 [en]: because we are in a unique situation in the history of mankind.

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Burgos - La princesa noruega

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Noruego means “Norwegian,” hence a princesa noruega is a “Norwegian princess.” One arrived in Burgos, Spain on Christmas Eve, in the year 1257. She was to wed Prince Felipe, brother of King Alfonso X of Castile. Marry they did, but Cristina de Noruega fell ill and died at only twenty eight years old.

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Caption 1 [es]: Aquí tenemos la historia de una...
Caption 1 [en]: Here we have the story of a...

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Burgos - Caminando

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Carlos and Angeles are a young couple from Burgos, located about an hour and a half north of Madrid, a city that dates back to 884! The surrounding province is also known as Burgos, and tucked inside it is an equally historical town known as Lerma, which is where we meet up for a walk and conversation.

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Caption 46 [es]: tanta historia -Y muy antiguas.
Caption 46 [en]: so much history -And very old.

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

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Caption 10 [es]: Estas elecciones serán las más reñidas en la historia de nuestro país.
Caption 10 [en]: These elections will be the most fought over in the history of our country.

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Skampida - Gustavo y David

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

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Caption 50 [es]: eso fue... esa es mi historia de mi primer beso con Mélida, mamacita.
Caption 50 [en]: that was it... that was my story of my first kiss with Mélida, mamacita.

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Is organic farming still ecological when excessive resources are spent to ship goods halfway around the world? Why are ecologically-oriented producers more subject to government oversight than those using environmental contaminants?

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Caption 61 [es]: ni con tanto conservante, ni con tanta historia como estamos....
Caption 61 [en]: nor without so much preservative, nor with so many steps as we are...

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Enanitos Verdes - Luz de día

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Who is this woman that Marciano Cantero met in Denver one winter evening? (Madonna?) It may have been a temporary affair, but the song it inspired has endured, proving to be one of the Enanitos Verdes’ biggest crowd pleasers, as you can see from this concert footage.

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Caption 1 [es]: Bueno, voy a contar esta historia...
Caption 1 [en]: Well, I'm going to tell this story...

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Rafael T. - Viaje al norte

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Marriage and children bring with them needs and responsiblities that a soltero doesn’t have. Rafael hopes to grow his small pharmacy into a cadena of drug stores that he can use to benefit his wife and kids. To raise the necessary capital, Rafael is working abroad for a few years.

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Caption 2 [es]: que van a ver este... esta historia que voy a contar.
Caption 2 [en]: going to see this... this story I'm going to tell.

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Los Tetas - Como Quisiera Decirte

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chile

Los Tetas got together in their native Chile in 1994, where they honed a unique blend of funk, hip hop, and soul, and since then have bopped around the Americas, living in New York and Mexico. This track features a good natured appearance by fellow Chilean Germaín de la Fuente, whose romantic crooning has been swooning latin lovers since the early 70’s.

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Caption 11 [es]: Romeo y Julieta es una historia ya antigua, ya vista
Caption 11 [en]: Romeo and Juliet, is an old story, already seen

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Molotov - Hit Me

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Molotov brings us another inspired video that doubles as a lesson in modern Mexico: PAN, PRI, PRD, and el bono sexenal! By the way, do you know why Rudy Giuliani’s image appears so often in Molotov videos?

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Caption 8 [es]: Tengo que entrar en la historia de México
Caption 8 [en]: I have to get into the history of Mexico

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La Mala Rodriguez - La Niña

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

María “La Mala” Rodríquez’ latest effort has taken Spain by storm. The record, says María, is called Alevosía because “Lo he hecho a tiro hecho, sobre seguro y no hay fallos. Lo he hecho queriendo.” YaTv.com calls her “the most courageous voice” of Spanish rap today.

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Caption 1 [es]: Esta es la historia de una niña que vivía en el barrio de la Paz
Caption 1 [en]: This is the story of a girl that lived in the neighborhood of La Paz.

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

A show about four professional women who live in the big city and talk about sex and men all the time? Where on earth did Telefe come up with this idea?

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Caption 17 [es]: Fue fuerte la historia que yo tuve con Mariano.
Caption 17 [en]: What I had with Mariano was strong.

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